The devastating impact of Alzheimer’s disease is expected to escalate
as the region’s elderly population surges. The San Diego County Board
of Supervisors in 2014 established The Alzheimer’s Project, an
unprecedented regional initiative to address the toll of the disease
on families, communities and our health care systems.

The Alzheimer’s Project has brought together for the first time an
unparalleled team of experts and decision-makers. It includes local
leaders in the fields of health care, research, caregiving, law
enforcement and County and City government. Also involved are San
Diego philanthropists and representatives of private residential and
home care providers and community organizations serving caregivers and
older adults.

Project leaders are attacking the disease on four fronts: The search
for a cure (Cure Roundtable), clinical diagnosis and disease
management (Clinical Roundtable), care for patients and caregivers
(Care Roundtable) and public education (Public Outreach and Awareness Roundtable).